What’s on
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.
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Living Newspaper Unit
Eccles Institute Creative Fellow Hilary Powell and the Living Newspaper Unit share print, performance and microfilm.

How the World Made the American Revolution
Thursday 9 July 19.00 Sarah Pearsall in conversation with Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History.

Family Under 5s Workshop: World of Wishes
Friday 10 July 9.45 Jump in this musical journey and make a wish.

Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge
Friday 10 July 10.30 Save the date for this joyous jamboree of Key Stage 1 reading.

Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
Tuesday 14 July 13.00 Fatherhood and colonial power in Jamaica, and Chinese Labour in the British Caribbean.

Exhibition workshop: Fairy Tales
Monday to Thursday, 20 April – 16 July, London Take your pupils on a magical adventure in an interactive exhibition at the Library all about fairy tales!

Meet the Pioneers: The Revolutionary Publishers
Thursday 16 July 19.00 with Margaret Busby, Colin Grant, Alexander D Great, Beverley Mason, Lemara Lindsay Prince and Lemn Sissay.

Writer's Summer School: Revitalise Your Writing
Monday 20 – Friday 24 July Refresh your writing process at our week-long summer school for writers.

Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
Tuesday 21 July 13.00 Writing women in the history of the British Empire and mapping the Library’s Latin American collections.
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
27 March – 23 August 2026 A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 29 August Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.